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1. a shore toward which the wind blows.2. on a lee shore, in difficulty or danger.[1570-80]
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Lee shore — Lee Lee, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; opposed to {weather}; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. [1913 Webster] {Lee gauge}. See {Gauge}, n. (Naut.) {Lee shore}, the shore on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lee shore — n. the shore on the lee side of a ship; shore toward which the wind is blowing and driving a ship … English World dictionary
Lee shore — The terms lee shore and weather or windward shore are nautical terms used to describe a stretch of shoreline. These terms are defined from the point of view of a boat near the shore, so a lee shore is one found to the leeward side of the boat,… … Wikipedia
lee shore — noun 1. a. : a shore lying off a ship s leeward side and constituting a severe danger in storm a dangerous lee shore F.D.Ommanney b. : a source of peril or cause of ruin dramatizes our present course as a drift toward the lee shore of… … Useful english dictionary
lee shore — /ˈli ʃɔ/ (say lee shaw) noun a shore towards which the wind blows …
lee shore — noun Date: circa 1580 a shore lying off a ship s leeward side and constituting a severe danger in storm … New Collegiate Dictionary
lee shore — noun a shore, towards which the wind is blowing, and to which there is the danger of being driven … Wiktionary
lee shore — noun a shore lying on the leeward side of a ship (and on to which the ship could be blown) … English new terms dictionary
lee shore — noun (singular) technical a shore which the wind from the sea is blowing onto … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Lee — Lee, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; opposed to {weather}; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. [1913 Webster] {Lee gauge}. See {Gauge}, n. (Naut.) {Lee shore}, the shore on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
